FAR Flowdown Checker full Part 52
You got an award (or a prime sent you their clause list). Which of those FAR clauses are you actually required to flow down to your subcontractors — and which ones is the prime just dumping on you? Paste the clause numbers and see the real mandate language, quoted from the current FAR text.
1. Enter clause numbers
Any format works — paste a whole Section I listing, a prime’s flowdown exhibit, or just type numbers. Everything matching 52.xxx-xx is picked up.
How this works & where the data comes from
- The dataset behind this page covers every FAR Part 52 contract clause — 482 in the current build, generated from GSA’s published FAR source files (FAC 2026-01) by the same full-text scan that powers the FedCite flowdown table. A hand-curated core of 55 high-traffic clauses was additionally verified against acquisition.gov (July 2026), with human-written conditions and practice notes. Either way, the mandate sentence is quoted verbatim — the quote is the citation.
- Explicit — the clause text orders insertion in essentially all subcontracts.
- Conditional — insertion is mandated, but only for subcontracts meeting the stated condition (dollar threshold, subject matter, contract type…). Most flowdowns live here.
- None found — no insertion mandate in the clause text. Many of these still get flowed contractually (Changes, Termination, Disputes cooperation) because the prime needs its subcontracts to mirror its own obligations — that is risk management, not a FAR command. Knowing the difference is negotiating leverage for a subcontractor.
- Commercial columns: for subcontracts for commercial products/services, FAR designates a minimum flowdown set — 52.244-6(c)(1) under non-commercial primes and 52.212-5(e)(1) under commercial primes. The dataset flags whether each clause appears in those lists (derived from the same retrieved text).
- Clause texts change. The 2025–2026 FAR overhaul has been rewriting and reserving clauses (we found
52.223-18already reserved while building this dataset), and E.O.-based labor clauses are in flux — entries carry notes where status is unstable. Always confirm against the clause date in your contract: the version incorporated into your award governs, not today’s FAR.
Need the document, not just the answers? The Flowdown Exhibit Generator turns the same clause list into a draft subcontract flowdown exhibit — clauses incorporated by reference with dates and the mandate quotes attached.
Disclaimer. FedCite is a private publication and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. Government or any federal agency. This tool is general information, not legal advice. Flowdown obligations depend on the clause version in your specific contract, agency supplements (DFARS, VAAR…), and your subcontract’s facts — none of which this page can see. Quotes are drawn from the FAR text as retrieved on the date shown and may be truncated (“…”); read the full clause before acting. Consult a government-contracts attorney for actual flowdown decisions.